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- Museum number:
- 5-15974
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Function:
- 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Museum number:
- 5-15424
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Amulets
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Dimensions:
- width 14.8 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Museum number:
- 5-11695
- Culture or time period:
- Ashanti
- Object class:
- Figurines
- Function:
- 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
- Dimensions:
- height 17 centimeters, width 8.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Ghana
- Collection date:
- 1944
- Museum number:
- 5-16761
- Object class:
- Anklets
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Dimensions:
- max— diameter 1 centimeters, min— length 1 centimeters, min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, and max— length 1.2 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Western Africa
- Museum number:
- 5-16341
- Culture or time period:
- Ba Luba
- Object class:
- Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
- Function:
- 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
- Dimensions:
- height 48 centimeters and width 8 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Republic of the Congo
- Collection date:
- 1964
- Museum number:
- 5-16342
- Culture or time period:
- Tsogo
- Object class:
- Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
- Function:
- 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
- Dimensions:
- height 24.5 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and length 35.7 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Collection date:
- 1967
- Museum number:
- 5-16497
- Object class:
- Axes (tools)
- Function:
- 1.9 Multiple Utility
- Dimensions:
- length 29.5 centimeters and width 7.6 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Africa
- Museum number:
- 5-16722
- Object class:
- Bags (generic containers)
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Dimensions:
- length 25 centimeters, diameter 18 centimeters, and width 17 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Museum number:
- 5-16721
- Object class:
- Bags (generic containers)
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Dimensions:
- panels— width 15.5 centimeters, panels— height 23.8 centimeters, and base— diameter 14.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Museum number:
- 5-16723
- Object class:
- Bags (generic containers)
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Dimensions:
- width 16.3 centimeters, fringe— length 4.3 centimeters, and length 22.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria